Hedge Trimmer Touches Power Line

A landscape contractor in
Portland, Oregon, sent one of his crew to trim some hedges on a client’s
property. “He was on a ladder using a pole with a saw attached to one end,”
said Lt. Rich Chatman, a spokesman for the local Fire Bureau.

The hedge trimmer touched a residential
distribution line carrying power down the street. The power line was carrying
7,000 volts. “The man was killed instantly,” said Chatman.